Garment hangers and covers therefor



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GARMENT HANGERS AND COVERS THEREFOR 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 3, 1964 Filed Sept. 27, 1961 INVEN TOR.

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INVENTOR. CAL-5A2 A. 634L052 United States Patent 01 3,155,296 Patented Nov. 3, 1964 3,155,26 GARMENT HANGERS AND COVERS THEREFOR Caesar A. Qalder, 19 Grove St, Caldwell, NJ. Filed Sept. 27, 1961, Ser. No. 141,145 9 Claims. (e1. mas-es) This invention relates to garment hangers and covers therefor and blanks from which the cover is made. It is particularly directed to a shield or cover for a wire garment hanger.

An object of this invention is to provide a cover of the character described made of a single piece of rec tangular sheet material; which, when attached to the hanger will not move sidewise or up or down, substantially, thereon, which may be used either as a cover to support a jacket only, on the hanger, or as a cover which allows trousers also to be hung on the hanger.

Another object of this invention is to provide a cover of the character described which has a portion which becomes partly curved or conical to support the back and shoulders of a jacket, and highly improved means to retain said conical portion in conical shape.

A further object of this invention is to provide a cover of the character described which when used in a manner to allow trousers to be supported on the hanger to which it is applied, will serve additionally to clamp the trousers, to aid in preventing them from slipping on the hanger.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a cover of the character described having improved means for locking the cover to the hanger to which it is applied.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a strong and durable cover of the character described, which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture from a single novel blank, easy to attach to a hanger, which when mounted on a hanger, shall keep clothing centrally hung on the cover mounted hanger, neatly and firmly, and which shall provide against side slip of the garment and which provides a covered garment hanger which is practical and eiiicient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangements of parts, which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of invention will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which is shown an illustrative embodiment of this invention,

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a novel blank from which the garment hanger cover embodying the invention, is made;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a garment hanger with a cover embodying the invention mounted thereon, and used as a jacket support only;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the structure shown in FIG. 2, when used to support a jacket only;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the structure shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional View taken on line 55 of FIG. 3; l

FIG. 6 is a partial, enlarged View taken on line d fi of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the cover mounted on a garment hanger when the hanger is used to support a jacket or coat and also trousers;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the structure shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view of the structure shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken on line Iii-10 of FIG. 8; and

FIG. 11 is an enlarged partial View of one end of FIG. 9.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, 10 designates a blank for a garment hanger cover 11 embodying the invention. The blank may be folded into the cover 11 for a usual metal wire hanger 12. t

The blank 10 may be made of sheet cardboard or the like material. It is rectangular in shape and elongated, having a top edge 15, a bottom edge 16 parallel thereto, and end edges 17. Blank 10 may be about eighteen inches long and about three and one-half inches wide. At the middle of its top edge 15, blank 10 has a short slot 18 at right angles to said edge. Said blank is als formed with a slot 1? parallel to edge 15 and communicating with slot 18. Slot 18 is centralized relative to the ends of slot 19. The ends of slot 19 are rounded, as shown at 19a. Slot 1% may be about one-half inch in length and about three-sixteenths of an inch in width, and is spaced about one-eighth of an inch from edge 15 or more.

Said blank lid is formed with a pair of similar, symmetrical slits 20 extending from edge 15 and converging toward edge 16. Slits 2d are about one-half inch in lentgh and the points 21a where said slits meet edge 1 are aobut three and a half inches apart. Said slits are about 60 to edge 15 and are equally spaced from the middle of said edge.

Said blank is durtherrnore formed with similar, symmetrical scored or creased .fold lines 21 which extend from the lower or inner ends 22 of slits 2b to the end edges 17 of the blank, at points 23 somewhat spaced to edge to.

Said blank is also formed with a pair of similar, symmetrical slits 24 extending from edges 17, parallelly of fold lines 21 and inclined inwardly toward edge 15. Said slits 24 are about one-half inch in length and spaced about three-eighths of an inch above told lines 21- At the inner end of each slit 24 and thereabove, is a hole 25 large enough to receive the wire of an ordinary wire hanger (about three-sixteenths of an inch in diameter).

Between fold lines 21 and edge '15, 17 are right angle, substantially triangular front portions 26, these being similar and symmetrically disposed. A triangular portion 27 is formed between fold lines 21 and lower edge 16.

Each portion as is formed with a slit 2% on a line at 45 to edges 15, 17 and terminating short of said edges. Said portions 25 are also formed with slits 29 at right angles to and bisecting slits 23 and in a line passing through the corners 36 formed at the meeting of edges 17 with edge 15. Slits 29 extend from the middle of slits 23 toward fold lines 21, but terminate short of said fold lines.

Portions 26 of the blank 19 are also formed with scored or creased lines 32 parallel to slits 28 and spaced about one-half inch from said slits toward points 30 thereby forming small triangular tab parts or portions 33. Scored lines 32 extend to edges 15, 17 and are at 45- to said edges.

The wire hanger 12 is of usual construction and comprises hook 40 from which extends a shank 41. Extending in opposite directions from shank 41 are aligned portions 42. Extending from the outer ends of said portions 42; are downwmdly and outwardly inclined shoulder engaging portions 43, the lower ends of which are rounded as at 44. The lower ends of rounded portions 44 are interconnected by a horizontal transverse portion 45.

The blank It may be folded and applied to hanger 12 to form a cover 11 and support for a jacket or coat. To do this, portions 26 are folded over forwardly about fold lines 21 over the inclined shoulder engaging portions 43 of the hanger. The shank 41 of the hanger hook is passed through slot 18 so that the inner ends of portions 42 are in opposite ends of slot 19. The lower ends of the triangular portions 26 are passed down inside of hanger portion 45 so as to lie between said portion and back portion 27 of the cover. The curved portions 44 of the wire hanger are passed through slits 24 and into openings 25.

It will be noted that fold lines 32 are disposed below and parallel to transverse portions 45 of the hanger and close thereto. Triangular tab portions 33 are upfolded about crease lines 32 forwardly and upwardly and upper end portions thereof are passed through slits 28. The cardboard on opposite sides of slits 29 may part somewhat to facilitate insertion of the triangular portions 33 through slits 29.

Thus triangular parts or portions 33 form locking tabs to lock portions 26 to portion 45 of the hanger.

The angle between fold lines 221 is greater than the angle between hanger portions 43 so that when the blank 10 is folded and mounted on the hanger, triangular portion 27 becomes bowed or conical and the locking of the tabs 33 retains this back portion in conical shape.

When triangular portions 26 are folded, the inner edges 20a of said triangular portions at slits 20 move away from the opposed edges 20b of the slits, to expose a trapezoidal portion 200 between said edges 2%, which remains upstanding but somewhat inclined due to passage of hook shank 41 therethrough.

It will be noted that the cover 11 cannot move up or down or endwise. The cover 11 when mounted on the hanger as in FIGS. 2-6, is for the purpose of supporting a jacket or coat, but not trousers.

In FIGS. 711 the same blank may be used as a cover on a hanger 12 to support both a jacket and trousers. In FIGS. 7-11 the blank is folded as in FIGS. 2-6 except that the parts or tabs 33 are not folded up along fold line 32, nor are they locked or passed through slits 28, thereby allowing use of hanger portion 45 for hanging trousers thereon.

If desired a folded trouser protector strip 50 may be mounted on said portion 45. Strip may also be cut from a single piece of cardboard, folded longitudinally along the middle around hanger portion 45. Strip 50 may have end slots 51 through which the lower ends of rounded portions 44 of the hanger pass to prevent endwise movement of said strip. Strip 50 itself is old and well known. However with the present construction, trousers hung over said strip will be clamped between said strip and triangular portions 26, to aid in keeping the trousers from slip ing on the hanger. The folded strip 50 has downwardly and outwardly inclined portions 52, as shown in the drawing.

It will be understood that if the hanger cover is to be used only as shown in FIGS. 7-11, the slits 28, 29 and scored fold lines 32 may be eliminated.

It will thus be seen that there is provided an apparatus in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use. All dimensions mentioned are only illustrative.

As possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings, is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

1. In combination, a garment hanger comprising a hook portion, outwardly and downwardly inclined garment shoulder engaging portions, connected at their inner ends to said hook portion, end portions at the outer ends of said inclined portions, and a transverse portion interconnecting said end portions, a cover for said hanger made of sheet material and comprising a back portion having means engaging said hook portion and located at the back of said inclined portions of said hanger, and said cover being formed with downwardly and outwardly inclined folds, and with a pair of front portions connected to said back portion at said folds, and extending down at the front of said inclined portions of said hanger, said cover having cuts extending inwardly from the ends thereof and through which the outer end portions of the hanger pass, said transverse portion of said hanger being located below said cuts, with said end portions of said hanger engaging the inner ends of said cuts, said folds defining an included angle, when the cover is flat, larger than the included angle between said shoulder engaging portions of said hanger, and the distance between the inner ends of said cuts being greater than the distance between said end portions, whereby said end portions of said garment hanger press said back portion of the cover into flexed outwardly and transversely curved condition.

2. The combination of claim 1, parts of said front portions of the cover being upfolded around said transverse portion of the hanger and having upper end portions extending thereabove, and said front portions being formed with slits disposed above said transverse portion and through which, upper end portions of said upfolded parts pass.

3. The combination of claim 1, said front portions of said cover passing down behind said transverse portion of said cover, and parts thereof being upfolded in front of said transverse portion and having upper end portions extending upwardly above said transverse portion of the hanger, and said front portions being formed with slits disposed above said transverse portion and receiving said upwardly extending portions therethrough.

4. The combination of claim 1, parts of said front portions being upfolded around said transverse portion and means to detachably attach said upfolded parts to said front portions.

5. The combination of claim 1, said front portions passing down behind said transverse portion.

6. The combination of claim 5, parts of said front portion being upfolded up, around and in front of said transverse portion, and means to detachably connect said upfolded parts to said front portions.

7. The combination of claim 4, said cover having folds between the front portions and the upfolded parts thereof, about which said parts are upfolded.

8. The combination of claim 2, said cover being formed with folds between said front portions and said upfolded parts thereof, about which said parts are upfolded and said last named folds being parallel to said slits.

9. The combination of claim 3, said cover being formed with folds between said front portions and said parts thereof, about which said parts are upfolded, and said last folds being parallel to said slits.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,054,654 Friedman Sept. 15, 1936 2,057,045 Moore Oct. 13, 1936 2,332,594 OGureck Oct. 26, 1943 2,761,614 Zinser Sept. 4, 1956 2,872,091 Troden Feb. 3, 1959 

1. IN COMBINATION, A GARMENT HANGER COMPRISING A HOOK PORTION, OUTWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY INCLINED GARMENT SHOULDER ENGAGING PORTIONS, CONNECTED AT THEIR INNER ENDS TO SAID HOOK PORTION, END PORTIONS AT THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID INCLINED PORTIONS, AND A TRANSVERSE PORTION INTERCONNECTING SAID END PORTIONS, A COVER FOR SAID HANGER MADE OF SHEET MATERIAL AND COMPRISING A BACK PORTION HAVING MEANS ENGAGING SAID HOOK PORTION AND LOCATED AT THE BACK OF SAID INCLINED PORTIONS OF SAID HANGER, AND SAID COVER BEING FORMED WITH DOWNWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY INCLINED FOLDS, AND WITH A PAIR OF FRONT PORTIONS CONNECTED TO SAID BACK PORTION AT SAID FOLDS, AND EXTENDING DOWN AT THE FRONT OF SAID INCLINED PORTIONS OF SAID HANGER, SAID COVER HAVING CUTS EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM THE ENDS THEREOF AND THROUGH WHICH THE OUTER END PORTIONS OF THE HANGER PASS, SAID TRANSVERSE PORTION OF SAID HANGER BEING LOCATED BELOW SAID CUTS, WITH SAID END PORTIONS OF SAID HANGER ENGAGING THE INNER ENDS OF SAID CUTS, SAID FOLDS DEFINING AN INCLUDED ANGLE, WHEN THE COVER IS FLAT, LARGER THAN THE INCLUDED ANGLE BETWEEN SAID SHOULDER ENGAGING PORTIONS OF SAID HANGER, AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE INNER ENDS OF SAID CUTS BEING GREATER THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID END PORTIONS, WHEREBY SAID END PORTIONS OF SAID GARMENT HANGER PRESS SAID BACK PORTION OF THE COVER INTO FLEXED OUTWARDLY AND TRANSVERSELY CURVED CONDITION. 